Ghana community holds mass burial for seven highway crash victims

A community in Ghana’s Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality held a mass burial on Friday, October 23, 2026, for seven victims of a fatal road accident. The deceased included two men, four women, and a baby girl.

The crash occurred on Saturday, October 17, 2026, when a diesel truck (registration AN 9413) struck a group of mourners gathered along the roadside on the Tarkwa-Bogoso highway. Three individuals died at the scene, while four others died later in the hospital.

Matthew Ayeh, the Municipal Chief Executive for Prestea-Huni Valley, visited the Ayensukrom No. 2 community alongside police and other stakeholders to offer condolences on behalf of the President and local government. While several injured survivors have been discharged from Bogoso Government Hospital, one woman has been transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for continued treatment, and a young man remains in critical condition.